Vocab

2

ASUNDER

Link: THUNDER The THUNDER

tore the young lovers ASUNDER.

advadv

Separated; split apartSeparated; split apart

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INCITEINCITE

Link: FIGHT

The pitcher’s bean ball INCITED the batter to FIGHT.

To cause; to arouse to action

To cause; to arouse to action

verb

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EVADEVADEE

Link BLADE She EVADES BLADES.

Also: evasionevasive

To elude; to avoid; to flee

To elude; to avoid; to flee

verb

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EFFAEFFACECE

Link: ERASE EFFACEEFFACE a face a face by by ERASING it. it.

To erase; to rub away

To erase; to rub away

verb

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migratorymigratory

Link: MY STORY

MY STORY is is one of many one of many MIGRATORYMIGRATORY movements.movements.

adj adj

Also: migratemigration

Roving, wandering

Roving, wandering

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FORBEAFORBEARR

Link: Four

bears

PleasePlease FORBEAR feeding thefeeding the FOUR FOUR BEARS.BEARS.

verb verb

Forbearing adjForbearance nounForbore past tense

To refrain; to abstainTo refrain; to abstain

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By the way, you forbear yourself; you don’t forbear others…

By the way, you forbear yourself; you don’t forbear others…

PROCRASTINAPROCRASTINATETE

Link: GRASS HATE

Larry Larry HATED to cut to cut the the GRASS and and would would PROCRASTINATEPROCRASTINATE about it for weeks.about it for weeks.

verb verb

Also: procrastination

Put off for a later time (usually out of laziness); a.k.a. your whole life

Put off for a later time (usually out of laziness); a.k.a. your whole life

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TRENCHANTTRENCHANTadj

A TRENCHANT mouth of the famous TRENCH ANT.

Link: TRENCH

ANT

Not “a trenchant tool”! Not “a trenchant tool”!

Sarcastically sharp; caustic; cutting

Sarcastically sharp; caustic; cutting

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IMPEDEIMPEDE

Link:

SPEED

The job of The job of highway highway policemen is to policemen is to IMPEDE SPEEDING motorists.motorists.

verb verb

Also: impediment

To obstruct; to interfere; to delay

To obstruct; to interfere; to delay

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ROSTERROSTER

Link:

ROOSTER

A A ROOSTER on the on the

ROSTERROSTER..

noun noun

A list of namesA list of names

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impediment

Gusts Gusts impededimpeded me… me…The The impedimentimpediment of the gusts... of the gusts...

impedeverbverb

nounnoun

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forbearance

Please Please forbearforbear such comments… such comments…Have Have forbearanceforbearance of such comments... of such comments...

forbearverbverb

nounnoun

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forbearing

Please Please forbearforbear smoking… smoking…A A forbearingforbearing person does not smoke... person does not smoke...

forbearverbverb

adjadj

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forbore

Please Please forbearforbear smoking… smoking…Yesterday I Yesterday I forboreforbore smoking… smoking…

forbearverbverb

Verb (past)Verb (past)

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evasion

Will he Will he evadeevade Poseidon? Poseidon? EvasionEvasion of Poseidon? Impossible! of Poseidon? Impossible! He gaveHe gave evasive evasive answers.answers.

evadeverbverb

nounnoun

evasiveadjadj

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WHICH WORD?

List 2Voc 2

1.1.Cutting, caustic, having a

sharp point; as in sarcastic

Cutting, caustic, having a

sharp point; as in sarcastic

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2.2.In separate parts;

apart from each otherIn separate parts;

apart from each other

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3.3.

To obstruct or interfere with; to

delay

To obstruct or interfere with; to

delay

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4.4.To elude or avoid by

cunning; to flee from a pursuer

To elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

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5.5.To refrain from; to

abstain; to be patient or tolerant

To refrain from; to abstain; to be patient

or tolerant

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6.6.A list of namesA list of names

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7.7.

Roving, wandering,

nomadic

Roving, wandering,

nomadic

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8.8.To put off until a

later timeTo put off until a

later time

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9.9.

To arouse to actionTo arouse to action

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10. 10. To rub awayTo rub away

List 2List 2

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Answers1Answers1

1. trenchant 2. asunder3. impede4. evade5. Forbear (not forebear)

1. trenchant 2. asunder3. impede4. evade5. Forbear (not forebear)

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Answers2Answers2

6. roster7. migratory8. procrastinate9. incite (not insight)

10. efface

6. roster7. migratory8. procrastinate9. incite (not insight)

10. efface

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GRAMMAR THIS TEST

1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS3. Study COLONS

1. Study your COMMA rules 2. Study SEMICOLONS3. Study COLONS

The birds took

migratory patterns as

they flew south.

SNOTT : Make writing fun again

The birds took migratory patterns spreading like airborne, southbound ants.

The birds took

migratory patterns as

they flew south.

SNOTT : Make writing fun again

Under amber skies, the birds laid black, migratory lines as they flew south.

The birds took

migratory patterns as

they flew south.

SNOTT : Make writing fun again

Migratory patterns of birds…YOU MAKE IT WONDERFUL!

I was asundered from my family

Misusage

I was incited to the kid who threw it at me.

Misusage

I am very forbear.

Misusage

There was an incite…

Misusage

My father told me to trenchant the grass…

Misusage

Be careful when you use a trenchant.

Misusage

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Group:Group: 11

1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________

Fill-inFill-in

1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________

Fill-inFill-in

evasive

2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.

2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.

2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.

2. The escaped prisoners ______ the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.

evaded

3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.

3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.

3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.

3. Wild geese ________ to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.

migrate

4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.

4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.

4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.

4. When the earthquake stopped, and we came up from our shelter, we found the city had been torn ___________ and not one single building was left standing.

asunder

5. Roger’s _________ remarks at the meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew where the problems lay.

5. Roger’s _________ remarks at the meeting could be explained by the fact that he knew where the problems lay.

trenchant

6. Odysseus is not the most ______________ hero as he shouts his real name back at Polyphemus.

6. Odysseus is not the most ______________ hero as he shouts his real name back at Polyphemus.

forbearing

7. To ___________ your opinion on any controversial matter is generally the wisest …

7. To ___________ your opinion on any controversial matter is generally the wisest …

forbear

8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…

8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…

8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…

8. We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been ___________ by the ravages of time…

effaced

9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.

9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.

9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.

9. Have ___________! You can’t change her! Just wait for her attitude to change with time.

forbearance

10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.

10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.

10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.

10. What an ____________: nothing could get by Charybdis the whirling maelstrom.

impediment

11. The mob was _________ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks.

11. The mob was _________ to riot when the police arrived and began hitting people with their nightsticks.

incited

12. The football program has a _________ for both teams.

12. The football program has a _________ for both teams.roster

13. Never do today what you can ____________ for weeks…

13. Never do today what you can ____________ for weeks…

procrastinate

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Group:Group: 22

1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________

Fill-inFill-in

1. I never can get an 1. I never can get an answer: she’s so answer: she’s so ______________________

Fill-inFill-in

evasive

2. Their cheerful attitude 2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder _________ us to try harder ourselves. ourselves.

Fill-inFill-in

2. Their cheerful attitude 2. Their cheerful attitude _________ us to try harder _________ us to try harder ourselves. ourselves.

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incites

3. Try as he did, Mount 3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!

Fill-inFill-in

4. Try as he did, Mount 4. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!

Fill-inFill-in

3. Try as he did, Mount 3. Try as he did, Mount couldn’t ________ the couldn’t ________ the marker from Mrs. marker from Mrs. Roberts’s screen! Roberts’s screen!

Fill-inFill-in

efface

5. A poor vocabulary can 5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. __________ your income.

Fill-inFill-in

5. A poor vocabulary can 5. A poor vocabulary can __________ your income. __________ your income.

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impede

7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.

Fill-inFill-in

7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.

Fill-inFill-in

trenchant

7. He ended his tirade 7. He ended his tirade with a ____________ insult; with a ____________ insult; she cried about it for she cried about it for days. days.

Fill-inFill-in

trenchant